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Griffins

LC control no.sh 85057343
Topical headingGriffins
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Variant(s)Griffons
Gryphons
See alsoAnimals, Mythical
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Found inMerriam-Webster unabridged, via WWW, May 7, 2012 (griffin; also griffon or gryphon: a fabulous animal typically having head, forepart, and wings like those of an eagle but with visible usually erect ears, forelegs like the legs of an eagle, and body, hind legs, and tail like those of a lion; any of various fantastic animals in art that resemble the griffin or are considered to be ancestral or related to the typical griffin)